Figure 2: (a) Acute left-sided occlusion of the carotid T; (b) partial recanalization after administration of 20 mg intraarterial rtPA; (c) placement of the pCR 2/4/20 (arrows) in the ACM (M1) distal to the thrombus; (d) recanalization of the carotid T and ACA after retraction of the pCR with thrombus left in the M1 segment; (e) and (f) TICI 2a (TIMI 2) reperfusion after second passage with the pCR and administration of 40 mg intraarterial rtPA collectively. The inferior M2 branch remains occluded.